Don Bestor (1889-1970)

Overview

Of ragtime interest is That Indian Rag (1910) published by Will Rossiter, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Websites:
	Don Bestor	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: Don Bestor	List of 227 historic recordings from 1911 to 1937.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	That Indian Rag (1910)		James Pitt-Payne

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


as Performer
Lonesome and Blue (1923)	E. Tillman	D. Bestor	Victor: B-28869
Tears of Happiness (1924)	E. Tillman	D. Bestor	Victor: B-30298

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Play a Piece For Papa on Your Piccolo (1912)	D. Bestor (music) R. Barton (coauth.) R. Lewis (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Rosebud (1910)	D. Bestor (music) M. Lee (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
That Indian Rag (1910)	D. Bestor (music) M. Lee (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.

Titles

The peformer is featured on 5 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Little Locket of Long Ago (1933)	Joseph A. Burke(w&m)	Harry Woods (co-author)
It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane (1937)	Edgar Leslie(w&m)	Joe Burke (co-author)
Lonesome and Blue (1923)	Edwin Tillman(w&m)
Tears of Happiness (1924)	Edwin Tillman
In the Valley of the Moon (1933)	Charles Tobias	Joe Burke (co-author)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 19 works by Don Bestor (1889-1970). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Rosebud	1910	Marvin Lee (words)
That Indian Rag	1910	Marvin Lee (words)	Pub.
Tiger Lily	1910		Pub.
Won't You Fly With Me	1910	Marvin Lee (words)	Pub.
Barcelona	1911	Marvin Lee (words)	Pub.
Everybody's Kissing Her But Me	1911	Irving B. Lee (words)	Pub.
Play a Piece For Papa on Your Piccolo	1912	Roy Barton (co-author) Roger Lewis (words)
Raggy Military Tune	1912	Roberts (co-author) Roger Lewis (words)
Katzenjammer Kids, The	1920	Dave M. Wolfe (words)
San Francisco Cal	1920	Dave M. Wolfe (words)	Pub.
Ten Little Sailors	1920	Dave M. Wolfe (words)	Pub.
⇑ Down by the Winegar Woiks (w&m)	1925	Walter Donovan (co-author) Roger Lewis (co-author) Benny Burt (perf.) Wallie Lehman (perf.) Raymond L. Stevens (perf.)
It's Always Raining on Me	1931	Dudley Mecum (co-author)
Contented	1932	Roy Turk (words)
Two Empty Arms	1932	Joe Young (words)
Dimples and Dollars	?
My Own	?	Roberts (co-author) Roger Lewis (words)
Oceana Roll	?	Roberts (co-author) Roger Lewis (words)
Won't You Try to Love Me	?